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why beauty is the most dangerous thing in culture right now by @tedgioia.bsky.social

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The Most Dangerous Thing in Culture Right Now is Beauty
You think I’m crazy, but just wait and see....
www.honest-broker.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
on why taste is what matters in the age of ai by sari azout

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What matters in the age of AI is taste
the case for why a curated personal knowledge base has never mattered more
sublimeinternet.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
2 big questions for ai progress in the next couple of years by @hlntnr.bsky.social

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2 Big Questions for AI Progress in 2025-2026
On how good AI might—or might not—get at tasks beyond math & coding
helentoner.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
on whether there will be extreme inequality from ai by jack wiseman

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Will there be extreme inequality from AI?
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inferencemagazine.substack.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
On Modality Commoditization
And what might come next
centuryofbio.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
paths and waystations in ai safety by joe carlsmith

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Paths and waystations in AI safety
On the structure of the path to safe superintelligence, and some possible milestones along the way.
joecarlsmith.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
on the false dichotomy between optimism and pessimism when talking about technological progress by @jasoncrawford.org

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Solutionism, part 2
Chapter 5 of The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
newsletter.rootsofprogress.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
on coups and the game theory of political power by @richardngo.bsky.social
www.mindthefuture.info/p/power-lies...
Power Lies Trembling
A three-book review on the game theory of political power
www.mindthefuture.info
February 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
gen z and the end of predictable progress by @kyla.bsky.social

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Gen Z and the End of Predictable Progress
AI, volatility, and changing institutions
kyla.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
are markets broken today?

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Broken Markets!? – The Brooklyn Investor
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February 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
katherine rundell on why we should read children's books

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Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books?
Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...
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February 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
why the north of england is poor by @tomforth.co.uk

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Why North England is poor.
And why Thatcher is partly to blame, but not in the way most people argue.
tomforth.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
very good list of policy ideas that britain could enact to kickstart growth. by @sleepinyourhat.bsky.social and @samdumitriu.bsky.social

www.sambowman.co/p/growth-is-...
Growth is a policy choice
So here are some pro-growth policies to choose from
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January 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM